Apt Pupil (UK)

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If you don`t believe in the existence of evil you have a lot to learn
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 107 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
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Synopsis:
16-year old high school student Todd Bowden (Brad Renfro - Sleepers, The Client) has uncovered a deadly secret. Far from suspicion, Nazi war criminal Kurt Dussander (Ian McKellan - Gods and Monsters) has been quietly living in Todd`s hometown.

Fascinated by the atrocities Dussander committed during the war, Todd begins to blackmail him. In exchange for the teenager`s silence, Dussander must reveal his evil past. The two begin a relationship that spirals out of control, producing terrifying results.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Filmographies
Theatrical Trailer
Behind-The-Scenes Featurette

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Letterbox 2.35:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 German

Subtitle Tracks:
Hebrew
Icelandic
Polish
Czech
Hindi
Swedish
Finnish
Turkish
English
German
Greek
Hungarian
Dutch
Danish
Norwegian

Directed By:
Bryan Singer

Written By:


Starring:
Mickey Cottrell
Joshua Jackson
Ian McKellen
Brad Renfro

Casting By:
Francine Maisler
Kathryn Eisenstein

Soundtrack By:
John Ottman

Director of Photography:
Tom Sigel

Editor:
John Ottman

Costume Designer:
Louise Mingenbach

Production Designer:
Richard Hoover

Producer:
Bryan Singer
Jay Shapiro
John Ottman
Don Murphy
Jane Hamsher
Tom DeSanto

Executive Producer:
Tim Harbert

Distributor:
Columbia / Tristar


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8 / 10
A very intense movie. I cannot say I enjoyed it, though. It included too difficult issues for me (as an Israeli, a Jew, and in general) to "enjoy".
Being a holocaust-films "veteran", I found this movie to be quite unique. For the first time ever, the "good guy" becomes as bad as the "bad guy" and even worse.
I don`t want to give away too many details, but at some point Brad Renfro`s acting was almost too real. While this revealed his acting capabilities, I couldn`t help but hate his character`s guts for this.
The video transfer is good. No compression marks at all. The picture is also clear of any scratches.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is also good. Not amazing, but adequate for this kind of movie.
The behind the scenes featurette is nice but too short.
This movie goes to show, that you don`t have to be a Nazi in order to hate. A very important point, I think. Definitely worth watching.
posted by Zvi Josef on 23/7/2000 05:00